Press Releases

December 03, 2015

Senator Collins Statement on Bipartisan Passage of Long-Term Transportation Funding Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, voted in...

December 03, 2015

Senator Collins Votes to Protect Health Care for Millions of Women

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement after voting in opposition to the Budget Reconciliation Act this...

December 03, 2015

Senator Collins Tours 3rd Generation Family Business in Auburn: Bedard Pharmacy and Medical Supplies

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins recently participated in a facility tour of Bedard Pharmacy and Medical Supplies, a 3rd generation family...

December 03, 2015

Senate Passes Collins, King Resolution Marking December 12, 2015 as “Wreaths Across America Day”

Senate Passes Collins, King Resolution Marking December 12, 2015 as “Wreaths Across America Day” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus...

December 02, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Funding Award for Maine Maritime Academy

WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King, member of the...

December 02, 2015

Collins, King Announce Application Period for Assistance to Firefighters Grants

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Co-Chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, and Angus King, a member of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus,...

December 02, 2015

In Wake of Paris Attacks, Collins, King Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Visa Waiver Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, have joined with Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Jeff...

December 02, 2015

Collins, King Applaud $19.6 Million for Maine Water Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the State of Maine will...

December 02, 2015

In Wake of Paris Attacks, Collins, King Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Visa Waiver Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, have joined with Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Jeff...

December 01, 2015

ICYMI: Senator Collins is the Second Most Popular Senator in America

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins was recently named the second most popular U.S. senator in America in a comprehensive survey...

November 30, 2015

Senators Collins and King Announce More Than $400,000 in Grant Funding to Assist Maine Families Living in Public Housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, the Chairman the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development,...

November 25, 2015

Senator Collins Delivers Remarks at Minot Consolidated School Blue Ribbon Ceremony

MINOT, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks at the Minot Consolidated School Blue Ribbon Ceremony yesterday. Minot...

November 25, 2015

A Cherished American Tradition

In the fall of 1789, the very first United States Congress, operating under our new nation’s new Constitution, passed a resolution recommending the...

November 23, 2015

Collins, King, Poliquin Send Letter to President on Possible National Monument Designation in Maine North Woods

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Bruce Poliquin have sent a letter to President Barack Obama regarding the possible...

November 23, 2015

Senator Collins, King Announce USDA Grants for Six Maine Communities and Organizations

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Angus King announced more than $2 million in funding from the United States Department of...

November 20, 2015

The Senior$afe Act: A Commonsense Plan to Help Protect American Seniors from Financial Fraud

Earlier this year, a senior citizen in Vassalboro intended to wire funds from his account at Maine Savings Federal Credit Union to an out-of-state...

November 19, 2015

Collins, King Statement in Response to ITC Vote in Canadian Paper Producers Trade Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King released the following statement today in response to the U.S. International Trade Commission’s...

November 19, 2015

Senator Collins Statement Following Adoption of the Conference Report for the Bipartisan Rewrite of No Child Left Behind

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and a conferee, released the...

November 19, 2015

Senate Confirms Nomination of Mike Michaud to be Department of Labor Assistant Secretary

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced tonight that the Senate has approved the nomination of former U.S. Representative,...

November 18, 2015

Collins, King Announce $45,000 for Auburn School District’s Farm to School Program

WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today the Auburn School District will receive $45,000 in grant funding...

Senator Collins Statement on Bipartisan Passage of Long-Term Transportation Funding Bill

Senator Collins Votes to Protect Health Care for Millions of Women

Senator Collins Tours 3rd Generation Family Business in Auburn: Bedard Pharmacy and Medical Supplies

Senate Passes Collins, King Resolution Marking December 12, 2015 as “Wreaths Across America Day”

Senators Collins, King Announce Funding Award for Maine Maritime Academy

Collins, King Announce Application Period for Assistance to Firefighters Grants

In Wake of Paris Attacks, Collins, King Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Visa Waiver Program

Collins, King Applaud $19.6 Million for Maine Water Infrastructure Projects

In Wake of Paris Attacks, Collins, King Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Visa Waiver Program

ICYMI: Senator Collins is the Second Most Popular Senator in America

Senators Collins and King Announce More Than $400,000 in Grant Funding to Assist Maine Families Living in Public Housing

Senator Collins Delivers Remarks at Minot Consolidated School Blue Ribbon Ceremony

A Cherished American Tradition

Collins, King, Poliquin Send Letter to President on Possible National Monument Designation in Maine North Woods

Senator Collins, King Announce USDA Grants for Six Maine Communities and Organizations

The Senior$afe Act: A Commonsense Plan to Help Protect American Seniors from Financial Fraud

Collins, King Statement in Response to ITC Vote in Canadian Paper Producers Trade Case

Senator Collins Statement Following Adoption of the Conference Report for the Bipartisan Rewrite of No Child Left Behind

Senate Confirms Nomination of Mike Michaud to be Department of Labor Assistant Secretary

Collins, King Announce $45,000 for Auburn School District’s Farm to School Program